The complex chemical effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on air quality

Author(s)
Kroll, Jesse; Heald, Colette L.; Cappa, Christopher D.; Farmer, Delphine K.; Fry, Juliane L.; ... Show more
Thumbnail
DownloadAccepted version (488.0Kb)
Open Access Policy
Terms of use
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
Stay-at-home policies invoked in response to COVID-19 have led to well-publicized drops in some air pollutants. The extent to which such reductions translate to improved air quality is dictated by not only emissions and meteorology, but also chemical transformations in the atmosphere.
Date issued
2020-08
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132976
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Journal
Nature Chemistry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Citation
Kroll, Jesse H. et al. "The complex chemical effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on air quality." Nature Chemistry 12, 9 (August 2020): 777–779. © 2020 Springer Nature Limited
Version: Author's final manuscript
ISSN
1755-4330
1755-4349
Collections